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RES sells 436.5 MW Tarong West Wind Farm to Stanwellin Australia

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Renewable energy company RES has agreed to sell the 436.5MW Tarong West Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia, to Stanwell, making it the largest publicly owned wind farm in the country.  Stanwell CEO Michael O’Rourke highlighted the project’s role in advancing Queensland’s renewable energy goals, aiming for 9-10GW of large-scale wind and solar capacity by 2035. The project, located in South Burnett, received development approval and is set to feature 97 turbines, generating enough power for…

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Rosatom begins El-Dabaa NPP’s Unit 2 inner containment installation

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Russian state nuclear company Rosatom has initiated the installation of the Inner Containment for the reactor building at Unit 2 of Egypt’s El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. This reinforced concrete structure, capped with a semispherical dome, is designed to prevent radioactive leakage during emergencies. Weighing between 60 to 80 tons per segment, the containment forms a key safety component. The installation marks a significant milestone following the completion of Unit 1’s Inner Containment earlier this year….

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GE Vernova to supply turbines for Boulder Creek Wind Farm in Queensland

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GE Vernova has partnered with Aula Energy and CS Energy to supply 38 of its 6MW, 164m turbines for the Boulder Creek Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia. Located 40km southwest of Rockhampton, this project is the first standalone project-financed split-scope wind farm in the country. It will generate enough electricity to power approximately 85,000 homes and offset 379,000 tons of CO2 annually. With this addition, the total number of GE Vernova 6MW turbines in Australia…

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US BOEM delays Oregon offshore wind auction

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The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has postponed its planned auction for offshore wind energy leases off the coast of Oregon, citing insufficient interest from bidders. Initially scheduled for 15 October 2024, only one company expressed interest after the Final Sale Notice was issued in August. The auction featured two lease areas and five qualifying companies. Despite this setback, the Biden-Harris Administration has approved 10 commercial-scale offshore wind projects since 2021, aiming to…

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TotalEnergies kick-starts its largest US utility-scale solar farms with batteries

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TotalEnergies has commenced commercial operations of its Danish Fields and Cottonwood solar farms in southeast Texas. Danish Fields, the company’s largest US solar project, has a capacity of 720 MWp and features 1.4m photovoltaic panels along with a 225 MWh battery storage system. Seventy per cent of the solar farm’s output is contracted through long-term corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs), while the remaining capacity will decarbonize TotalEnergies’ Gulf Coast operations. The 455 MWp Cottonwood solar…